Information about USDA Nutrition Grants & Let's Move
A great start to National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month® - a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign is designed to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. For 2011 the theme is "Eat Right for Color".
We will be sharing tips, recipes, printables, and resources for NNM for fun kid-friendly ways to support you in your efforts to guide children to eat more healthy colorful foods! Ready to get started?
Dietitian Online has a new fun video with a song for kids to celebrate National Nutrition Month! Music: 'The Wonderful World of Color' Walt Disney and Disney World. Meet the Rainbow Food Kids and see their FUN list of their colorful healthy foods!
Visit us on Facebook to see and print one of our new Healthy Tip a Day Calendars for March - 3 themes to choose from!
Fun colorful Food Pyramid printouts for kids- a great way to introduce or reinforce eating from the food groups
Encourage your middle school children or students to cook up a new colorful healthy recipe! “Stirring Up Health™” National Middle School Recipe Contest
Exciting news from the USDA- New Nutrition Grants to Improve Health of America's Children
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off National Nutrition Month by announcing the availability of Team Nutrition Training Grants for Healthy Meals to states to help children develop healthy eating and physical activity habits for healthier lifestyles.
"USDA will be investing $5.5 million in grants with approximately $2.5 million set aside to provide non-competitive grants (up to $50,000) to each State Agency that commits to specific strategies to increase the number of HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) applications submitted for approval. Up to $350,000 may be requested to include both competitive and non-competitive grants." Read more
The HealthierUS School Challenge is a key component of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to end childhood obesity within a generation. Schools participating in the challenge voluntarily adopt USDA standards for food they serve at their schools, agree to provide nutrition education and provide opportunities for physical activity.
More information on the Team Nutrition Training Grants and how schools can become Team Nutrition schools is available at http://teamnutrition.usda.gov.
Links to First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move Campaign Let's Move Blog
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